Table of Contents

Introduction Robert Fossier; Part I. Crisis of Growth in Europe 1250–1430: 1. Clouds gather in the West Robert Fossier; 2. The great trial Robert Fossier; 3. Different values and authorities Jacques Verger; Part II. A New Deal in the East and South 1250–1520: 4. A reprieve for Byzantium? Catherine Asdracha and Spiros Asdrachs; 5. A Turkish or Mongolian Islam Robert Mantran; 6. A confrontation in the East: Turks and Europeans Catherine Asdracha and Robert Mantran; 7. Africa opens up to the old worlds Robert Mantran and Charles De La Ronciere; Part III. Towards the Modern Age in the West 1430–1520: 8. Europe's second wind Robert Fossier; 9. From Europe to the world Robert Fossier; 10. The reconquest of man Robert Fossier; General conclusion Robert Fossier.

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Volume III covers the close of the Middle Ages an era of crisis, vigorous economic and colonial expansion, intellectual renewal and religious reformation.

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